NetSupport School Classroom Management

Hardly one can say that schools in developing countries have four significant problems among which are Technology, Funding, Need for Technical support and issues surrounding the Internet but a 2001 BECTA survey on ICT, commissioned by the DfES, asked 1,002 schools in England what the most significant problems were that they faced with ICT systems, the four primary concerns were, Problems with Technology, Funding, Need for Technical support and issues surrounding the Internet.

According to the SourceWire, responding to these challenges, NetSupport are pleased to announce the upcoming release of NetSupport School 10. It is “already recognized as a leader in classroom instruction and monitoring software, deliver a powerful and easy to use instructional solution, but for the first time in any classroom management solution, it now features a dedicated Technicians Console as well as additional Internet Security and Content Management tools.”

Internet Tools that provide control and protection of children from unsuitable websites, the easy adoption of approved lists as well as a unique “SafeSearch”, NetSupport that automatically force any content filters, provided by all leading search engines, into an active state gives opportunity feel free about children. This issue is one of the most important that is worth paying attention all over the world. The product monitors and controls Instant Messenger applications as well as Keyword monitor for students when online in forums.

The product is good even for teachers. They can request assistance via a single click of a toolbar button, and in seconds technical staff can provide remote assistance and support from anywhere across the schools network.

Other abilities are opportunity to remotely Power On/Off all computers in a selected classroom and remotely log them in prior to a class beginning, visually check all existing School licenses and checks their security status.

NetSupport School 10 also delivers presented lesson details and objectives to each and every student, visual rewards and a new “Student Journal” which creates a digital record of all activity and content provided by the Teacher and Student during a class. All of this is automatically prepared as a PDF for each student at the end of class.

Following the SourceWire , all of the new features in NetSupport School 10 are included as standard and at no additional cost. The latest version will be released at the beginning of July 2008.